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Games similar to Recursed

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    Windows
    Split and unite both halves of the screen to guide two minotaurs out of an impossible maze.
  • ibb & obb
    Windows
    Linux
    Nintendo Switch
    Join forces with a friend to traverse levels where two gravities coexist.
  • Öoo
    Windows
    Use bombs to launch yourself into the air and perform joyful caterpillar tricks.
  • Backworlds
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Apply dimension-switching strokes of paintbrush to explore a dual world of platforming puzzles.
  • Kubinashi Recollection
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Use your head in a very literal way to unwind platforming conundrums.
  • The Rabbit and The Owl
    Windows
    MacOS
    Explore a fading world fractured between positive and negative space.
  • Filmechanism
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Capture and restore snapshots of single-screen puzzle-platformer stages.
  • Orbyss
    Windows
    Control multiple orbs in succession to explore mesmerizing environments.
  • Manifold Garden
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Solve physics-defying puzzles in an abstract world of infinite architecture.
  • Atlantis no Puzzle
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Web
    Recover the fabled treasure of Atlantis, learning the rules of its mysterious items.
  • Opus Magnum
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Program a transmutation engine to concoct potions and poisons.
  • Piece by Piece
    Windows
    Linux
    Connect and swap puzzle pieces to traverse pocket levels.
  • UvsU: You vs You
    Windows
    Take turns between two versions of yourself and find ways to escape your own traps.
  • Lethal
    Web
    Play a given hand of cards in the right order to clear a Slay the Spire-inspired fight in a single turn.
  • Leap Year: March
    Windows
    Jump your way through another month's worth of clumsy, puzzly platforming.
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong
    Nintendo Switch
    Retrieve the stolen Mini-Mario toys by making your way through puzzle-platforming challenges.
  • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
    Nintendo Switch
    Guide the jumpless Captain Toad and Toadette through diorama-like levels filled with hazards.
  • The Pedestrian
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    A puzzle-platformer set within a world of interconnected street signs.
  • Braid
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Rewind time in a series of puzzle platformer worlds that alter time in strange and unique ways.
  • The Art of Reflection
    Windows
    Pass right through mirrors in this perspective-shifting first-person puzzler.
  • Oscuro Blossom's Glow
    Windows
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Absorb and emit the glow of mystical flowers in a gentle, vibrant world.
  • Grooveyard
    Windows
    MacOS
    Set up the right platforms before releasing a skeleton whose movement is tied to specific beats.
  • Juurru
    Web
    Navigate from room to room by growing roots through the walls.
  • Leap Year
    Windows
    Discover the secrets of falling in a platforming world where a plain jump could kill you.
  • Humanity
    Windows
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    An offbeat puzzle game about a dog commanding massive crowds of people to their goal.
  • Return of the Obra Dinn
    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    A grisly detective mystery aboard a ghost, merchant ship.
  • BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!
    Nintendo Switch
    Pull out chains of boxes from yourself to get across obstacles, either solo or in co-op.
  • Bionic Bay
    Windows
    PlayStation 5
    Swap positions and shift gravity in the sci-fi landscapes of this cinematic puzzle-platformer.
  • 7 Billion Humans
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Apply parallel computing to a swarm of disposable office workers.
  • You Are The Code
    Windows
    Select and run lines of prewritten code in order to match a specific output.

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